Information Guidance

It may surprise you that I am talking about failure. Every average Nigerian would quickly reject it with the following sayings; “ it is not my portion” “ back to sender” “God forbid” and many other phrases like that which are actually misleading so many young people today to believe that any time you experience failure in any activity you engage in, that something evil is responsible for it. I am not here to talk about religion or religious beliefs. However, just as Senator Ben Murray Bruce would say, I want to make common sense, hope you would be willing to reason with me.

Failure in itself is not a bad thing, it depends on how we see it. I want to begin my discussion with the following quotes.

You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try – Beverly Sills (1929).

This phrase usually trails any regret for not succeeding in any endeavour that an individual has embarked on. For instance, educational pursuit. Let me start by seeking your views about the phrase. Do you think it can be avoided by an individual? Let me hear your views. As an individual, I feel that the phrase would only come to an individual who does not do what he is supposed to do at the right time he or she is supposed to do it.

Have you ever read a book? How well did you understand what you read,? or do you find it difficult to finish any book you decide to read. Reading is the process of looking g at a series of writer symbols and getting meaning from them. Some people can read for several hours at a stretch with perfect concentration and understanding, some read for only 3hours and get tired. Our individual brains have different capacities to understand what is read.

Reading is the process of looking at a series of written symbols and getting meaning from it. Some people can read for seven hours at a stretch with perfect concentration and understanding. Some read for only three hours, and feel the need to engage in some other activities before they return to reading. Our individual brains have different capacities for absorbing and understanding what is read.

A stitch in time, they say, saves nine. In any activity one has set out to do, it is possible for one to monitor whether one is achieving or failing. Achievement is not a one-time thing it comes through incremental effort and steady progression. As you have started this session, the counseling unit is encouraging you to set your achievement clock. That is, try on a daily basis to check the activities you carried out that are closely connected to your academic pursuit. You need to time yourself every day. Never you go to bed every day without asking yourself what you have done towards achieving your academic goal. Set your achievement clock ...